Aircraft carriers catapult3/13/2023 Alignment of potential future MoD requirements with industry standards and processes for procurement of maritime un-crewed and autonomous capabilities and ,Ĭ. Develop further MoD understanding of the different technologies and capabilities available in the market, both current and emerging.ī. Electrical power input required against launch cycle time.”Īccording to the Ministry of Defence, the intended outcomes of the Request for Information are as follows: Potential catapult solutions ideally should offer:ī. “Potential arrestor solutions ideally should offer: “Potential supplier and interested parties are invited to provide information in relation to potential solutions which are sufficiently technically mature to be fitted to a suitable ship from 2023.”Īccording to the Request for Information, the Ministry of Defence have set out the following requirements. MoD confirm Tempest jet will not be carrier capableĪnyway, on to the Request for Information itself. You can read more about the aerial surveillance side of things by clicking here and the aerial refuelling potential of the drones by clicking here. The drones that come out of project Vixen might be used for a wide range of tasks. What will the Royal Navy’s new Vixen jets look like? You can read more about Vixen by clicking here or by visiting the link below. They aren’t, they’re looking to “add mass” to the F-35B fleet by complemening it with uncrewed aircraft like ‘Vixen’. While the Request for Information looks to assess the “availability of electromagnetic catapult and arrestor wire systems to launch aircraft” from a ship, words associated with the previous effort to explore converting the vessels to ‘CATOBAR’ in order to launch carrier variant F-35Cs, it shouldn’t be taken as indication that the Royal Navy are abandoning the short take off and vertical landing F-35Bs and returning to catapult launched fighters. The Ministry of Defence also add that it is looking to assess the availability of electromagnetic catapult, and arrestor wire systems for the launch and recovery of air vehicles. The Ministry of Defence say that this request for information is to support the development of the Royal Navy’s Future Maritime Aviation Force with potential for use with both crewed and un-crewed air vehicles. The new news here is the confirmation that it’s for the carriers and that it’s part of efforts to operate large uncrewed aircraft from the decks of the carriers.īack in March, I reported that the Ministry of Defence was seeking information on the potential for industry provide assisted launch and arrested recover systems for a range of air vehicles, which would be suitable to fit to a vessel within 3-5 years. It’s been known for some time that the Ministry of Defence were looking for information regarding fitting catapults to certain unspecified ships capable of launching aircraft of a certain weight (more about that below). The launch and recovery systems for these capabilities may require assessments which could include catapult systems.” This may include a number of projects to consider UAS capabilities for the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. In the coming years, the intent is to expand experimentation of Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) with Royal Navy vessels. “Since the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers entered service no such feasibility assessment has been made. Jeremy Quin, Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence, responded: “To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of fitting a catapult system to Aircraft Carriers.” Kevan Jones, MP for North Durham, asked via a written Parliamentary question: The Ministry of Defence have confirmed that the Queen Elizabeth class carriers might be fitted with catapults ‘in the coming years’ in order to launch certain types of aircraft.
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